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U.S. aid cuts have stoked the existing malnutrition crisis in northern Nigeria as treatment centers are forced to shut with the loss of U.S. support.

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A deadly raid in central Nigeria left more than 100 villagers dead and hundreds displaced. Survivors say it’s part of a brutal campaign to drive Christian farming communities from their land.
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The southern African nation’s garment industry is being gutted by U.S. tariffs. And United Nations peacekeeping and UNICEF are amongst the agencies facing major cuts after a new U.S. funding rollback.
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The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump’s tariffs threats.
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Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end fighting in eastern Congo that commits them to a permanent ceasefire to be signed in one month.
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A study finds upticks in malaria after cyclones struck the island, but that vaccination could help mitigate disaster-related spikes.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the police minister and launched a sweeping inquiry into alleged sabotage at the highest levels of law enforcement..
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Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari — who once ruled as a military dictator before returning decades later as an elected leader — has died at 82.
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